Chapter 1937: After the Rewind, I Love You Again 13

"Really, you don't believe me." Jin Chen tried to change the subject again, "I've been doing bad things for years, that's why I got a brain tumor, I'm dying soon."

So can you spare me, this person who's about to die!

Ruan Fu let out a light snort, thinking that Jin Chen's recent abnormality was actually because of this.

Having done enough bad deeds, dreaming that making up for this would let them live peacefully.

Simply a dream.

The person opposite was also shocked by this "Confession Record" and didn't know what to say, but instead thought of another matter.

"By the way, you haven't been peaceful lately, right? I heard that not only is Ruan Fu not dead, but Cheng Chuan was also released from prison during this time—you'd better be careful."

Now whatever they say, they're people bound by interests; having Jin Chen dealt with is of no benefit to them.

Jin Chen's waist was really uncomfortable with the dagger pressing against it, so he simply leaned into Ruan Fu's embrace.

The body in the embrace was tall and warm; Ruan Fu almost instantly wanted to push him away—now he was like a monster crawling back from a freezing hell, any temperature enough to scorch him.

But Jin Chen's phone continued; Ruan Fu wanted to hear more news about the Imperial Research Institute these days, so he endured and tried to ignore the strange warmth of his chest pressed against his back.

Jin Chen had an extremely strong will to survive, speaking into the phone: "I'm not afraid of Ruan Fu; him not being dead is the best surprise for me."

"Ah? No... what are you saying? You're not the one who hates being with men the most, are you?"

Jin Chen raised his eyebrows, not expecting this, and immediately straightened his chest confidently: "I don't like it."

As expected, the body behind him stiffened; Ruan Fu tightly gripped Jin Chen's throat, ready to choke him at any moment.

"I like women even less; I just like Ruan Fu, and it has nothing to do with gender."

The fingers gripping his throat suddenly loosened; Ruan Fu stared fixedly at Jin Chen's profile, his murky eyes swirling with unfathomable emotion.

Jin Chen didn't care what the other person still wanted to say, and quickly hung up the phone.

"Do you like me?" Ruan Fu asked in a low voice.

What a familiar scene.

Jin Chen shifted outward a bit, so he could dodge the dangerous dagger at a moment's notice, turned sideways to look at him, and earnestly corrected: "I love you."

"Then why did you kill me?" Ruan Fu truly wanted to understand, gazing into Jin Chen's eyes, his look heavy, hatred not faded.

Jin Chen stared for a moment, then recalled the knife wounds on Ruan Fu's body.

Yeah, why would that be.

Jin Chen recalled the original body's memories, wanting to clarify the reason.

Clearly, at that time, Ruan Fu, having lost all confidential data and research results, was expelled from the Imperial Research Institute; his fate was worse than Yun Zaozao's, falling from an honored Imperial First Researcher to a notorious traitor.

But why did the original self have to kill Ruan Fu?

Finally he figured it out: it was due to dread and unease—dread of Ruan Fu's outstanding talent and ability, unease that Ruan Fu might at any moment turn the tide.

Other villains can parry and feign, but facing his beloved, Jin Chen refuses to admit that such things were his doing.

Jin Chen gently placed his hand on Ruan Fu's shoulder, lowering his head to get close, his voice suddenly gaining genuine emotion, lowered: "I haven't done that, Ruan Fu."

Being looked at like that, Ruan Fu's heart inexplicably fluttered—a flutter he himself couldn't control, making him instinctively uneasy.

"What nonsense are you spouting." Ruan Fu forced a smile, coldly: "Are you trying to say I mistook my enemy?"

Jin Chen remained silent for a few seconds, propping himself on the sofa and pressing Ruan Fu into his embrace, ignoring his resistance as he kissed him.

Ruan Fu's pupils suddenly contracted; he instinctively raised his hand to resist, but Jin Chen's previously weak strength was undeniable, leaving him unable to fight back.

Unlike the kiss that would split apart upon exiting the game, Jin Chen this time pried open his teeth and kissed him deeper.

The sensation of lips and teeth entwining made Ruan Fu feel extremely foreign, even his scalp went numb, and he struggled more violently, "Let…let go!"

Yet the Jin Chen holding him had no intention of letting go, even holding him tighter until Ruan Fu unconsciously frowned, his breathing rapid.

Ruan Fu suddenly bit down hard, with all his might.

Jin Chen's tongue was bitten through, the bloody smell quickly spreading between them; the metallic taste wasn't much, but Ruan Fu seemed even more repulsed.

After a long while, Jin Chen finally broke free from that somewhat crazy kiss, rubbing his disheveled silver hair.

By then, Ruan Fu was already panting, even his normally fierce aura weakened a bit.

Jin Chen raised his hand to wipe away the blood staining his lips, which was his own.

【Detected Ruan Fu the villain's Heartbeat Value +7, total 12!】

"Even if it sounds unbelievable, some things make people act strangely, even unlike themselves."

Jin Chen's voice softened, falling into Ruan Fu's ear as if it had a bewitching power; he lightly brushed his fingertip against the delicate skin at the corner of Ruan Fu's eye.

"Ruan Fu, can you tell the difference?"

Ruan Fu's eyelashes twitched; for some reason, he suddenly thought of his former self.

Those few years, he was like numb, placing all his trust in Jin Chen, even leaving himself no retreat, which led to his miserable defeat.

Ruan Fu lifted his gaze to Jin Chen again, his tone still icy, just less stiff than before: "Don't think that finding such an excuse can cancel out your sins."

"……Alright." Jin Chen hadn't even thought that this would make Ruan Fu abandon his revenge.

He was tied up again, and he didn't forget to stick out his tongue at the culprit, saying, "You bit really fiercely."

Ruan Fu: "……"

Does this person have no shame!

Although Jin Chen didn't know why Ruan Fu insisted on binding him, it was obvious he didn't have time to continue staying here with his wife.

There are still four villains waiting for him!

He's busy as hell.

That night, Jin Chen quietly broke free of the ropes, climbed out the window, and ran.

——

Jin Chen first had Ling Gun Gun forge a brain tumor certificate, then used Spiritual Power to create a shadow in his brain; no matter which institution examined it, there would be no problem.

This shadow can also change shape with fluctuations of Spiritual Power.

Jin Chen plans that on the day Ruan Fu also has some suspicion, when he brings himself to get checked, he will shape the shadow into a heart and give him a surprise.

【......】 I don't understand.

What a brain tumor is also the shape of loving you.

Besides that, Cheng Chuan was given an opportunity by him to go back and accompany grandma; for the time being there should be no major problem, it's just that he has to occasionally deal with the assassins hired by Cheng Chuan.

The assassins also have no Blackening Value; Jin Chen takes them out one with a single strike.

Also there's Yun Zaozao.

Coincidentally, a few days later it happens to be the meeting where he presents Yun Zaozao's research project.

This project let the original self make a fortune and smoothly enter the ranks of the empire's upper class; the meeting before the exhibition is even more crucial.

Jin Chen plans to make good use of this meeting.